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June 25, 2007

G75: Mariners 9, Red Sox 4

A gruesome 11-batter fifth-inning for Tavarez (4.1-6-6-3-3-1, 87) and Kyle Snyder (two bases loaded walks) erased a 2-1 Boston lead and put the Sox in a 6-2 hole.

Mike Timlin allowed three more runs in the eighth (on Seattle's first back-to-back home runs of the season, both hit on the first pitch) and that was that. In the top of the ninth, after Drew walked and Pedroia doubled, Youkilis brought them both in with his own double, making the score look somewhat close.

Toronto won in Minnesota, so they are now 10 GB. Idle New York is 11 GB.

Tavarez is coming off his best start of the year, shutting down the Braves in a seven-inning masterpiece. In four June starts, Tavarez is 2-0 with a 2.81 ERA, and he's allowed three earned runs or fewer in seven of his past nine starts. ...

In his first start of the season, Boston jumped all over Weaver, who allowed seven runs on seven hits in only two innings ... Two months later, Weaver appears to have found his groove, and is coming off his best start of the season, a four-hit complete-game shutout against the Pirates ...

Jason Varitek is 8-for-19 against Weaver with a double and two homers.

phrenile said... They should replace the All Star game with an All Pitcher game. One at each of the nine positions, plus another DHing. I'd totally watch that.

I'd rather watch 4ryolds play teeball.

Thats the one thing I hate about interleague and the national league, the pitcher hitting.

You are asking a person every fifth day to go up to bat against the best pitchers the world has to offer and do one of the hardest things in the world of sports, hit a baseball. Its foolish and uncomfortable to watch.

Although considered a born hitter by many, Williams worked countless hours to improve throughout his career. He often said hitting a baseball was “the hardest thing to do in sports.”

Come to think of it, replacing the all star game with four-year-olds playing tee ball would also be a good idea. Give the players some rest, and let WS homefield advantage be decided by true professionals.

what an incredibly busy couple weeks its been, have hardly had the chance to tune into any games, i saw the rockies rout beckett but thats about it. havent gone on to mlbtv to check this one out either. saw the score and decided "meh"

ive also been captivated by MLB 2K7 for xbox 360 - great game, only downside is that i have to bring my ipod in from the car so i can listen to music during the games. (they have the miller-morgan dumbassduo doing commentary)

surprisingly (maybe not), they're even stupider in video game form than in real life. (i.e. I pitch a fastball low and away for a ball - joe: "he didn't want it down there, but it went") - i clearly aimed it there and selected FB, goof.